"Preliminary handlist of transcripts of the William Claxton Peppé correspondence from the papers of Neil Peppé, Esq., prepared by Charles Allen With additions by Kathy Lazenbatt Amended and annotated by R.B. Parsons". Transcriptions originally carried out in 2008 with amendments in 2009. With these is: "What happened at Piprahwa: a chronology of events relating to the excavation in January 1898..." by Charles Allen Paper on the William Claxton Peppé Correspondence presented by Neil Peppé at the Harewood Conference in 2006.

All are typed documents, dated 2006-2009.

"W.C. Peppé's Excavations at Piprahwa: Supplementary Note by R B Parsons" in which he comments concerning how further excavations of the site, which are published in "Excavation at Piprahwa and Ganwari" by K.M. Srivastava (New Delhi 1996: Memoirs of the Archaeological Survey of India No 94), may affect interpretation of the material.

Photocopies of the lists of finds (WCP/1/20, WCP/1/37, WCP/1/38 and WCP/1/39). Large photocopied sheets of the original material.

First Volume - Java Antiquities

• First section - Lists and corrrespondence regarding the possible second publication of Sir T. S. Raffles' book, History of Java, with notes by Mr Hammond, Sir T. S. Raffles and the Duke of Somerset.
• Second section - Handwritten descriptions of four Javanese temples; Cobon Dalum, Sewu, Jonggrangan and Loro Jongran, likely written by T. S. Raffles.
• Third section - 'Memorandum made on a visit to the ancient Hindu Remains on Gunung Prau in the Island of Java, during the month of September 1815, illustrated with Plans & sketches taken on the spot', likely written by T. S. Raffles.
• Fourth section - 'Extracts from the private Journals of Captain G. P. Baker, 19th Regt Bengal Infantry, of all memories made on the spot relative to the Collection of antiquarians Drawing [etc] made by him in a tour thro' the interior of Java in the years 1815/16'. Handwritten with accompanying drawings.

Second volume - Java Antiquities Craufu[rd]

• First section - 'On the Ruins of Prambana in Java', May 1st 1816, 49 pages of handwritten text by John Crawfurd with notes by G. P. Baker and T. S. Raffles.
• Second section - 'On the Ruins of Boro Budor in Java', March 10th 1817, 26 pages of handwritten text by John Crawfurd with notes by G. P. Baker and T. S. Raffles.

The papers contain correspondence with Michael Willis, article written by Phelps and others; and other correspondence. These are all concerning excavations in Northern India particularly around relics concerned with the origins of Buddha.

The Papers include correspondence with Wiiliam Claxton Peppé, lists of the finds, some plans of the site, and a draft of an article by Peppé published in the Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society, 1898, pp. 573-588. There is further allied material relating to the originals.

This series contains all the papers donated to the Royal Asiatic Society by Neil Peppé. There is correspondence with William Claxton Peppé, lists of the excavation finds, some site plans, and a draft of Peppé's article for the Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society.

Letter from Vincent Arthur Smith to William Claxton Peppé in which Smith explains who Aśoka is, with dates, and gives an account of Xuanzang's visit to Lumbini and the broken Aśokan column he saw there, quoting from Beal and Julien. Handwritten, 4 sides, dated 23 November 1897.

Letter from Vincent Arthur Smith in Gorakhpur to William Claxton Peppé in Birdpore in which Smith finds Peppé's discoveries 'very interesting'. He hopes he will write a detailed account of his excavations with plans and photographs and asks him to survey the whole site. He warns Peppé that he must report his find officially. He believes the stupa to be 'of early date – anterior to the Christian era'. Continuing on 20 January, he adds that he is busy in court until 26 January but could come out to visit him by train on 27 January. Handwritten 8 sides, dated 19-20 January 1898.